Hi Mary,
I guess that's one possibility. But I'd rather hear it directly from the
author and not presume to guess. So many people (as you note) get it wrong in
a wide variety of ways that I feel more comfortable just asking for a
clarification.
I'm on vacation so nothing is going to get me going. I'm so laid back that
all I see here in Germany is the ceiling .
I'm still in favor of the snap, crackle, pop approach to eye protection.
... Jim
In a message dated 12/20/2005 11:19:05 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
cavanaughmm**At_Symbol_Here**appstate.edu writes:
Whether he stated the contents of the ANSI standard exactly correctly or
not, I bet I know exactly what he's talking about here. What he's saying is
the catalogue said "meets ANSI Z87.1 for eye protection". I see ads like
this all the time and I'm sure the rest of you do too.
Combine vague or even misleading ads, inadequate labeling requirements (I
know that'll get you going Jim, since we've disagree on that issue before!),
and inadequate training, and you've got the all-too-common occurrence of
people wearing safety glasses for chemical splash protection.
And note that "education" does not = "training". Some of the most difficult
cases I've had in convincing that glasses can't be substituted for goggles
are my PhD's (and some of them still pull the splash plugs out rather than
switch to fog-free goggles that I've painstakingly researched and made sure
the dept offers....sigh...)
Mary M. Cavanaugh, CIH
phone 828.262.6838
email cavanaughmm**At_Symbol_Here**appstate.edu
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In a message dated 12/20/2005 12:02:23 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
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They simply tell me that the science catalog indicated the safety glasses
met the ANSI Z87.1 standard-not knowing it is an impact standard only.
I'm not sure I understood what you meant here. ... Jim
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